smekkur

Icelandic

A bib.

Etymology

From Old Norse smekkr, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *smeg-. Cognate with English smack, smatch, and smake.

Noun

smekkur m (genitive singular smekks, nominative plural smekkir)

  1. personal taste
  2. a sense of taste
  3. a bib; (an item of clothing for babies tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating)

Synonyms

  • (sense of taste): bragðskyn
  • (bib): hlífðardúkur

Derived terms

  • hafa smekk fyrir (to have a liking for, to have a taste for)
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